County government · Emmet County, IA

Emmet County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Emmet County took in $10.8 million and spent $9.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%State tax money38%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services3.6%

What stands out

49%

of Emmet County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
49%$5.3 million
Sales tax
3.0%$323 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$384 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
38%$4.1 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$704 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals12%Environment and natural resources8.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

8.3%

of Emmet County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$480 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$329 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$802 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$530 thousand
  • Government buildings$230 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
8.3%$767 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$767 thousand
Social services
1.6%$151 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$151 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Emmet County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Emmet County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.